Rhododendron wardii

Rhododendron wardii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. wardii
Binomial name
Rhododendron wardii
W.W. Sm.

Rhododendron wardii (黄杯杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic or broadly ovate-elliptic, 5–8 by 3–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are yellow to white.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron astrocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron croceum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
  • Rhododendron gloeblastum Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron litiense Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron oresterum Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron prasinocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest

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